MY ACADEMIC COMEBACK ??? (again)

DISCLAIMER: This Post is really long, probably. So if you don't want to waste like 5 minutes of your time reading this, I suggest you dont.
----------------‐ 13/08/24
Idk if anyone's ever going to see/read this but i'm really hoping someone does because I need all the advice I can get right now.
So I'm starting Year 11 in september and I've spent my whole year 10 NOT taking it seriously. I've tried but my academic comeback has failed 3 times and it shows in my latest report 😭😭.
My Highest Predicated Grades ranged from a 6 - 7 + a High Merit for BTEC and those were only for English, History and Drama. The Rest range from 5 - 3 which include Maths (a 4), Re (I think a 5 or 4), Computer Science (5), Combined Science (3) and Food Nutrition (4).
I was really shocked for Maths and Food though as I did try really hard in my mocks and I genuinely revised so hard for Maths as I knew I was struggling alot with most of the topics. Computer Science Also because I did NOT try hard at all in the paper 😭😭 so I don't even know how I even scraped a 5.
But the whole point is that now the reports motivated me to lock in and actually try before gcses come round the corner because i know this year will go quick and try to get the grades I want. I know it's midway into the summer holidays and im technically still in year 10 so I should be chilling and not stressing too much but I just can't shake off the feeling that I might not do well and that this is the downfall of my actual GCSE grades.
Especially because in November, YR11 mocks start and those are the grades I'll need to hand in to sixthform/college, I dont think I'll be able to cover the whole year 10 course again in time for november mocks 😭😭 + study the topics we start to learn in the beginning if YR 11.
I really want to get into this sixth form called Woodhouse College and I don't know if i'll be able to get the grades in the november mocks to be able to send in for when the applications open. All I want to get is 6 and above right now for all subjects by mocks and I really dont know if its possible 😭😭. I can get a 6 for maths but since I got a 4 in my report, I might get placed in foundation and I REALLY want to do higher for maths (Literally all I want). A 6 for Science is a stretch though. 💀
My Biggest Weakness is my procrastination. I'm telling you NO ONE can procrastinate as much as me and I will constantly disappoint myself after not doing whats needed to be done but continue to do the same again and again. My other weaknesses are my overthinking and the fact that i have such terrible memory loss. I will literally forget something ive learned like a day ago and have to go other stuff. - Mainly the reason why I hate maths.
I also dont know how to revise stuff. Like when people say find the best way you revise, I literally can't. I don't know what my best way is and i'm usually learning the topics rather than even revising.
If anyone, ANYONE has good advice or is even willing to help me during my GCSE journey. I would be so grateful. Really.
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Thank you so much for reading, if you even got this far. 😭😭 My hands hurt so much from typing. I will also be posting from time to time to update (if anyone is even willing to read the posts) and try to show my progress all the way to GCSES (like a blog) because I'm genuinely going to lock in. GENUINELY I SWEAR.

Hey! Glad to see this come across my e-mail XD
I've done IGCSEs which granted are not as hard as GCSEs but the same mentality is there. The stress of not doing enough prep in the years before and stumbling to look for miracle answers right before the real exam. I think the best way to deal with procrastination is to change your mentality. Let me elaborate:
I finished Grade 9 with mediocre results, I had 4 As and 5 Bs in my report card (If you consider that a good grade, my parents are Asians who need 101%). I felt disheartened because I genuinely believed I could achieve more. Since my problem was (and still) is procrastination and more specifically addiction to video games I made a pact with myself to purposefully

good luck! I'm in same position as the summer before exams and I'm trying to learn stuff over the holidays. I do computer science as well and i have literally no idea what im supposed to know

Heyy, I've read your post and I swear to God I have never related to a post like this. That because I have the same problem as you😭 PROCRASTINATION AND I LITERALLY HV NO IDEA HOW TK GET RID OF IT. I have also tried "MY ACADEMIC COMEBACK" for almost a year and that lead to know where. I am doing the IB diploma programme and I was supposed to start the second and last year now in August but I just got an email that I failed chemistry so I have to redo the whole first year AGAIN. I am really sad and disappointed in myself tbh but after reading your post I realized that even tho we hv diff problems, we have the same main goal and just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and plss anyone who actually has advice for us. It will really be helpful😭😭.

Let’s go! You can do this! I’m also going into yr 11 with a predicted 4 in maths and in general grades below my target so really need to get my **** together haha. I also do food, do you do AQA?
Remember at this point in yr 10 summer everything we should be considering a concept called spaced repetition which is where you review a topic in regular intervals (like the same quadratic sequences worksheet every Monday for a month.) Sorry I’m bad at explaining, I recommend you look it up - it’s a really effective technique to get things into your long-term memory.
Different things work for different people but for me, flashcards are the way to go for most subjects - but avoid just making them and forgetting to review them keep reviewing them EVERY DAY IF YOU MUST, that’s the literal point of flashcards! Search up active recall techniques like flashcards and implement ASAP.
Good memory techniques include mnemonics and diagrams (as people are more likely to remember pictures rather than words.) Try not to overcomplicate things and STAY CONSISTENT.
But most importantly, DONT PANIC. We’ve got more time than you think to turn things around! Good luck on you’re academic comeback - you should never apologise for needing a helping hand, I’m here if you need someone to talk to
Hope this helped x

DISCLAIMER: This Post is really long, probably. So if you don't want to waste like 5 minutes of your time reading this, I suggest you dont.
----------------‐ 13/08/24
Idk if anyone's ever going to see/read this but i'm really hoping someone does because I need all the advice I can get right now.
So I'm starting Year 11 in september and I've spent my whole year 10 NOT taking it seriously. I've tried but my academic comeback has failed 3 times and it shows in my latest report 😭😭.
My Highest Predicated Grades ranged from a 6 - 7 + a High Merit for BTEC and those were only for English, History and Drama. The Rest range from 5 - 3 which include Maths (a 4), Re (I think a 5 or 4), Computer Science (5), Combined Science (3) and Food Nutrition (4).
I was really shocked for Maths and Food though as I did try really hard in my mocks and I genuinely revised so hard for Maths as I knew I was struggling alot with most of the topics. Computer Science Also because I did NOT try hard at all in the paper 😭😭 so I don't even know how I even scraped a 5.
But the whole point is that now the reports motivated me to lock in and actually try before gcses come round the corner because i know this year will go quick and try to get the grades I want. I know it's midway into the summer holidays and im technically still in year 10 so I should be chilling and not stressing too much but I just can't shake off the feeling that I might not do well and that this is the downfall of my actual GCSE grades.
Especially because in November, YR11 mocks start and those are the grades I'll need to hand in to sixthform/college, I dont think I'll be able to cover the whole year 10 course again in time for november mocks 😭😭 + study the topics we start to learn in the beginning if YR 11.
I really want to get into this sixth form called Woodhouse College and I don't know if i'll be able to get the grades in the november mocks to be able to send in for when the applications open. All I want to get is 6 and above right now for all subjects by mocks and I really dont know if its possible 😭😭. I can get a 6 for maths but since I got a 4 in my report, I might get placed in foundation and I REALLY want to do higher for maths (Literally all I want). A 6 for Science is a stretch though. 💀
My Biggest Weakness is my procrastination. I'm telling you NO ONE can procrastinate as much as me and I will constantly disappoint myself after not doing whats needed to be done but continue to do the same again and again. My other weaknesses are my overthinking and the fact that i have such terrible memory loss. I will literally forget something ive learned like a day ago and have to go learn other stuff. - Mainly the reason why I hate maths.
I also dont know how to revise stuff. Like when people say find the best way you revise, I literally can't. I don't know what my best way is and i'm usually learning the topics rather than even revising.
If anyone, ANYONE has good advice or is even willing to help me during my GCSE journey. I would be so grateful. Really.
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Thank you so much for reading, if you even got this far. 😭😭 My hands hurt so much from typing. I will also be posting from time to time to update (if anyone is even willing to read the posts) and try to show my progress all the way to GCSES (like a blog) because I'm genuinely going to lock in. GENUINELY I SWEAR.

LITERALLY !!! I've tried the academic comeback like 6 times and it still hasn't came. 😭😭
Honestly, This is such trash advice for you (I'm not really an advice girlie, i overexplain or can't make sense of what i'm actually saying 😭😭) but trust me, now that you've seen how the first year is like and you're doing it again, now you'll know some things that you've already learnt i guess and you can more of easily see where you go wrong and you can rectify the topics you're struggling in.

Thank you so much, I really hope I do better than last year and the other thing I'm worried about is my social life. I know it's stupid but loke I'm scared that some people will make fun of me or like laugh at me especially the boys I went to class woth last year cuz they always do that. I know I should care but like I have literal anxiety just thinking about that but I really hope that can stop caring and just move on with my life but it's just so hard.

Omg. I remember me being in the same position as you, I’m currently waiting for my GCSE results and girl maths was such a problem/ something I worked rlly hard for and in year 10 I was definitely procrastinating and I got a four for maths in my mocks as well and now I’m predicted a seven or eight; we’ll see what I get… but girl literally don’t give up in terms of keeping up the hard work but also taking breaks and focusing on other subjects important (your options).
It’s definitely normal to not of been taking this serious - maths it was quite the work but I’m taking it as A-level so let’s hope that works out. I really hope it works out for you too!
Revising- your best friend is going to be videos and then blurting if you have no idea what works for you and you’re not really organised like I was; this is it!

Thank you so much, I really hope I do better than last year and the other thing I'm worried about is my social life. I know it's stupid but loke I'm scared that some people will make fun of me or like laugh at me especially the boys I went to class woth last year cuz they always do that. I know I should care but like I have literal anxiety just thinking about that but I really hope that can stop caring and just move on with my life but it's just so hard.

DISCLAIMER: This Post is really long, probably. So if you don't want to waste like 5 minutes of your time reading this, I suggest you dont.
----------------‐ 13/08/24
Idk if anyone's ever going to see/read this but i'm really hoping someone does because I need all the advice I can get right now.
So I'm starting Year 11 in september and I've spent my whole year 10 NOT taking it seriously. I've tried but my academic comeback has failed 3 times and it shows in my latest report 😭😭.
My Highest Predicated Grades ranged from a 6 - 7 + a High Merit for BTEC and those were only for English, History and Drama. The Rest range from 5 - 3 which include Maths (a 4), Re (I think a 5 or 4), Computer Science (5), Combined Science (3) and Food Nutrition (4).
I was really shocked for Maths and Food though as I did try really hard in my mocks and I genuinely revised so hard for Maths as I knew I was struggling alot with most of the topics. Computer Science Also because I did NOT try hard at all in the paper 😭😭 so I don't even know how I even scraped a 5.
But the whole point is that now the reports motivated me to lock in and actually try before gcses come round the corner because i know this year will go quick and try to get the grades I want. I know it's midway into the summer holidays and im technically still in year 10 so I should be chilling and not stressing too much but I just can't shake off the feeling that I might not do well and that this is the downfall of my actual GCSE grades.
Especially because in November, YR11 mocks start and those are the grades I'll need to hand in to sixthform/college, I dont think I'll be able to cover the whole year 10 course again in time for november mocks 😭😭 + study the topics we start to learn in the beginning if YR 11.
I really want to get into this sixth form called Woodhouse College and I don't know if i'll be able to get the grades in the november mocks to be able to send in for when the applications open. All I want to get is 6 and above right now for all subjects by mocks and I really dont know if its possible 😭😭. I can get a 6 for maths but since I got a 4 in my report, I might get placed in foundation and I REALLY want to do higher for maths (Literally all I want). A 6 for Science is a stretch though. 💀
My Biggest Weakness is my procrastination. I'm telling you NO ONE can procrastinate as much as me and I will constantly disappoint myself after not doing whats needed to be done but continue to do the same again and again. My other weaknesses are my overthinking and the fact that i have such terrible memory loss. I will literally forget something ive learned like a day ago and have to go learn other stuff. - Mainly the reason why I hate maths.
I also dont know how to revise stuff. Like when people say find the best way you revise, I literally can't. I don't know what my best way is and i'm usually learning the topics rather than even revising.
If anyone, ANYONE has good advice or is even willing to help me during my GCSE journey. I would be so grateful. Really.
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Thank you so much for reading, if you even got this far. 😭😭 My hands hurt so much from typing. I will also be posting from time to time to update (if anyone is even willing to read the posts) and try to show my progress all the way to GCSES (like a blog) because I'm genuinely going to lock in. GENUINELY I SWEAR.

good luck! I'm in same position as the summer before exams and I'm trying to learn stuff over the holidays. I do computer science as well and i have literally no idea what im supposed to know

what exam board do you have for computer science?? i can help out if you dont know what to know for year 11😭

Do you do OCR?

yess i do !